WWWF United States Championship

WWWF United States Championship
Details
Date established	1963
Date retired	1976
Promotion	World Wide Wrestling Federation
Statistics First champion(s) Bobo Brazil Most reigns Bobo Brazil (7 reigns) Longest reign Bobo Brazil (1,334 days) Shortest reign The Sheik (21 days)

The WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship was a singles title used sporadically in the World Wide Wrestling Federation between 1963 and 1976. During the variable periods in which it was used, the title served as the promotion's secondary singles championship to the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. After the title was retired for good, it was replaced with the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship as the promotion's secondary title.

This title has no connection to the current WWE United States Championship, the lineage of which dates back to the NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship originally created in 1975 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. The full name listed on the physical belt did read World Wide Wrestling Federation U.S.A. Heavyweight Championship.

Title history

#	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Days Held	Location	Event	Notes
1	Bobo Brazil	1	April 6, 1963		California	House Show	Bobo Brazil is recognized as the first WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion
2	Johnny Barend	1	June 8, 1963		Philadelphia, PA	House Show
3	Bobo Brazil	2	July 9, 1963		Philadelphia, PA	House Show
4	Johnny Barend	2	September 11, 1963		Baltimore, MD	House Show
5	Bobo Brazil	3	October 22, 1963		Newton Square, PA	House Show
6	Ray Stevens	1	June 18, 1967			House Show
7	Bobo Brazil	4	August 24, 1967		Trenton, NJ	House Show
8	The Sheik	1	September 22, 1967		Detroit, MI	House Show
9	Bobo Brazil	5	November 24, 1968			House Show
10	The Sheik	2	January 20, 1969		Boston, MA	House Show
11	Bobo Brazil	6	February 10, 1969		Washington D.C.	House Show
-	Vacated	-	December 29, 1970	-	-	-	-
12	Pedro Morales	1	January 7, 1971		Los Angeles, CA	House Show	Defeated Freddie Blassie in a tournament final
-	Vacated	-	February 8, 1971	-	-	-	Pedro Morales vacated the WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship after winning the WWWF Championship
13	Bobo Brazil	7	February 19, 1971		Harrisburg, PA	House Show	Brazil was awarded the title by the WWWF.
-	Deactivated	-	March 1976	-	-	-	Brazil was the final champion after the WWF abandoned the title in March 1976

List of combined reigns

Rank	Wrestler	# of Reigns	Combined Days
1	Bobo Brazil	7	4,072
2	The Sheik	2	450
3	Johnny Barend	2	72
4	Ray Stevens	1	67
5	Pedro Morales	1	32

See also

• WWE United States Championship
• World Wrestling Entertainment

External links

• WWWF/WWE United States Heavyweight Title History